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SEC removes emissions requirements from climate rules draft

Teslarati

Scope 3 emissions refer to greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which are released into the atmosphere through the supply chains of many companies, as well as the use of the products by consumers. According to the consulting firm Deloitte, Scope 3 emissions comprise over 70 percent of the carbon footprint for most businesses.

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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Dan Kalb of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Bonnie Holms-Gen of the Lung Association were there to lend their voices of protest against the auto industry's continuing legal assault on California. The great zero-carbon emitting, zero-particulate emitting, zero-petroleum consuming electric cars. They sued back then, too.

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Ride1Up Prodigy V2 review: An affordable Brose mid-drive e-bike for the common man!

Baua Electric

The main difference is the drivetrain, with the $2,395 version featuring a microShift Advent 9-speed chain drive and the $2,695 version including a Gates Carbon Drive and Eniovlo hub to create a belt-drive CVT drivetrain. And now there are actually two versions of the Ride1Up Prodigy V2. Both are available in a step-over or a step-through.

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PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

Green Car Congress

The report, “Pledges and Actions: A scenario analysis of mitigation costs and carbon market impacts for developed and developing countries”, explores the implications of different possible scenarios on the outcomes of the current climate negotiations. The global costs would be limited to 0.2% of GDP in 2020. This surplus is called hot air.

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Electric bikes vs electric scooters vs electric mopeds vs electric motorcycles: What’s the difference?

Green Authority

Of course, you can also contribute to saving the planet by lowering your carbon footprint. Read more: The best cheap electric kick-scooters of 2021. You can grab a street-legal electric motorcycle for around $8,500 and for the higher-end ones, the sticker price can easily hit over $40,000. Let’s dive in.

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Will EU demand for biofuel mean starvation for world’s poorest?

Green Cars News

In addition to concerns about the true carbon footprint and environmental cost of biofuel, a coalition of international charities accuses the EU Biofuel Directive (which requires all road fuel used by member states to consist of 10 per cent biofuel by 2020) of making biofuels much more profitable than feeding the hungry, the publication reports.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Green Car Congress

The DRC’s cost competitiveness comes from its relatively cheap access to land and low engineering, procurement and construction, or EPC, cost compared to the US, Poland and China. This is three times cheaper than what a similar plant in the US would cost. European cell manufacturers currently rely heavily on China for battery precursors.

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